The competence center for fruit growing on Lake Constance celebrates its 20th anniversary

The competence center Obstbau-Bodensee has been enjoying international reputation for 20 years as the basis for research and experiments in fruit growing and is indispensable for our regional cultivation.

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cooperation with the University of Hohenheim

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In recent years, the KOB has grown steadily due to the increasing challenges, tasks and activities, and all donors have contributed to supporting this development. The founder of the KOB are the University of Hohenheim, the Konstanz, Bodenseekreis and Ravensburg districts, the producer organizations Market community Bodensee Obst, Württembergisches Obstenossenschaft , Ecological Obstenossenschaft Bodensee and the Mittelbadener ObstSchroße regional association of the commercial fruit building , the regional association for fruit growing, horticulture and landscape and the ministry for rural areas and consumer protection.

international recognition

The range of tasks is diverse and ranges from the evaluation of new varieties to yield physiology and raising, crop protection to the areas of fruit growing and market. Physiology after harvesting and maintaining quality with the constant further development of fruit storage have special international recognition. The KOB was part of the school fruit program, which has been financed by the European Union (EU) since 2010 school program , Committed and thus largely contributed to the resounding success of the program in Baden-Württemberg. In this way, the participating facilities can be supplied with fresh fruit every day.

Another field of work on the KOB is the topic of "biodiversity in fruit growing" with currently several promising research projects. A source of inspiration was the central theme paper of the state government, which is directly put into practice with the law to strengthen biological diversity. Thanks to the many years of comprehensive implementation of integrated production and the now relatively high proportion of ecological production, the fruit industry is a good example. Unique in Europe and a lighthouse for ecological fruit growing is the ecological model and the test farm of the KOB, in which the challenges in close cooperation with the associations and practice are addressed.

The variety protection center

The at the kob Plant protection center Baden-Württemberg makes a valuable contribution to the maintenance of the Culturally and historically valuable, but also for biological diversity and as a genetic resource of traditional apple and pear types. The maintenance of the orchards, another important core concern of the main thema paper, is an essential cornerstone. The variety protection center is a partner of all associations and initiatives that work in many places to preserve varieties in orchards.

Competence Center for Obstau am Bodensee